Basangwa Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Basangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 324 | 1:120,492 | 11,464 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Basangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basangwa is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Basangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Basangwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 726,304th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basangwa are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Basangwa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 120,492. In Uganda Basangwa is most numerous in: Kamuli District, where 58 percent are found, Luuka District, where 8 percent are found and Buyende District, where 7 percent are found. Barring Uganda Basangwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashangwa | 94 | 178 | / |
| Bashaangwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bosangwa | 88 | 178 | / |
| Besangwa | 88 | 130 | / |
| Bazangwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Basangwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bajangwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bashongwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Basiongwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bashangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bassangua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Besangua | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bosangua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bosongwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bazangwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bassangui | 71 | 190 | / |
| Bassangue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Badjangua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhatsangve | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boussangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bozangba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bazangue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bosangbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bassongui | 59 | 61 | / |
| Bassongue | 59 | 42 | / |
| Bachankwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bachangue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bahsongui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Botsangue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bassoungui | 56 | 27 | / |
| Batchankwe | 56 | 21 | / |
| Batchangue | 56 | 6 | / |
| Bozongwaha | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bouchangua | 56 | 1 | / |
| Boussangue | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bassoungue | 56 | 1 | / |
| Batchangoue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bozangbe | 50 | 70 | / |
| Bazongue | 50 | 9 | / |
| Bozangue | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Basangwa
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